Remove auto-numbered value from swimlane

ritmo2k 806

I have a Visio diagram that was auto-numbered automatically. When you auto-number a swimlane, the digit is added to the specific swimlane text. In my case, it seems the overall set of swimlanes has been numbered, and a digit appears at the center of the set of rows. How can I remove that? Deleting any specific swimlane doesn't help. Capture

Thank you.

Emily Hua-MSFT 27,651 Reputation points

2023-04-12T07:07:12.3033333+00:00

Hi @ritmo2k Could you please tell us which template the diagram applied? Is it Cross-Functional Flowchart? Please take a screenshot to share us with more details about the auto-numbered information. Thx ~
ritmo2k 806 Reputation points

2023-04-12T17:10:16.9566667+00:00

Hi Emily,
You can see the swimlanes have somehow gained a 13 and 22, and we cannot remove them.

Thanks!

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Emily Hua-MSFT 27,651 Reputation points

2023-04-13T06:56:25.3933333+00:00

Hi @ritmo2k Thanks for your sharing.

Please press Alt+F11 to check whether there is any VBA code related to these numbers.

Besides, can you select these numbers? If yes, is there textbox around each number？

Please go to Developer tab > Shape Design > Protection, make sure 'From deletion' is not ticked.

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ritmo2k 806 Reputation points

2023-04-13T10:33:05.4233333+00:00

Hi Emily,
I have checked and there is no VBA nor a text box around the number that I can select and optionally unprotect from deletion. Thank you.

Emily Hua-MSFT 27,651 Reputation points

2023-04-18T09:30:39.01+00:00

Hi @ritmo2k Thanks for your details. Could you please tell us which template does this Visio drawing use? We'd better to find out how these numbers are created, and then we try to remove them.

ritmo2k 806 Reputation points

2023-04-18T16:39:26.1266667+00:00

Hello, I used the Cross-Functional Flowchart template, but this issue occurred when I accidentally autonumbered the entire page instead of manually by clicking the shapes directly. Thank you.
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